# Amputations at Smithfield Fresh Meats Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201111072` · 11/23/2020 · MILAN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithfield Fresh Meats Inc.
- **Location:** 22123 Hwy 5, MILAN, MISSOURI, 63556
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 6:45 a.m. on November 23, 2020, an employee's right index finger was partially amputated by a skinner blade.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*